It is time for Congress to approve presidential trade authority.

But he said that all his sales had been approved by British trade authorities.

In this argument, American trade authorities often brought up the matter of Viagra.

He said the President had actually lost some of his Republican support for expanded trade authority.

Multinational companies, including many high-tech firms, strongly supported trade authority, as did most major farm groups.

The trade negotiating authority has substantial support in the Senate, where its passage as early as next week seems nearly assured.

I ask Congress to join me in this common approach and give the President the trade authority long used to advance our prosperity.

The president's trade authority is set to expire July 1.

Unfortunately, the trade authority approved by the House allows just that.

Mr. Bush agreed to support increased aid as the price of restoring trade authority.